EP 1091374 A1 2001-04-11 - SWITCH

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JP 9903357 W 19990624

JP 17837498 A 19980625

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It is a principal object to provide a switch in which the space can be reduced and the cost can be lowered. It is another object to provide a switch of high reliability in which built-in components are not detached even when a shock is applied to the switch. A microswitch 4 which is actuated by an operative plunger 2, and LEDs 14 are mounted on the same circuit board 5. It is configured so that light from the LEDs 14 is diffused and guided to an operation face 10a on the upper side by the operative plunger 2. A metal plate 12 is attached into the internal space of the operative plunger 2. According to this configuration, inward bending of the operative plunger 2 due to a shock or the like is prevented from occurring, and engagement between engaging holes 3b of a case 3 and engaging protrusions 2a of the operative plunger 2 is prevented from being cancelled. <IMAGE>